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The Rolling Stones recorded “Zydeco Sont Pas Salés” for “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco,” which commemorates the 100th ...
The Rolling Stones' cover, featuring accordionist Steve Riley and Mick Jagger singing in French Creole, is the latest teaser ...
The Rolling Stones' reverence for blues and country is as well-established as Keith Richards' penchant for scarves. But you ...
Chenier came to be known as the King of Zydeco. He toured Europe; won a Grammy for his 1982 album, I’m Here! ; performed at ...
A special, 7-inch vinyl of the Stones’ single, “Zydeco Sont Pas Sale,” drops June 25, Clifton Chenier’s birthday. It features ...
Joel Savoy, the Eunice-based Cajun fiddler and Valcour Records founder, co-produced most of A Tribute to the King of Zydeco ...
Zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier would have turned 100 this year; a new album featuring the Rolling Stones and Lucinda Williams ...
The late Clifton Chenier, Zydeco pioneer known for his Creole-inspired sound rooted in blues, Cajun and R&B, is being bolstered by the music community ...
Clifton Chenier, the Louisiana musician who pioneered the Creole R&B hybrid genre known as zydeco, isn’t with us anymore. He passed away in 1987 from kidney disease that resulted from his diabetes.
This vibrant Lafayette artist will appear on a record bringing together two greats: the Rolling Stones, and King of Zydeco ...
The Rolling Stones have contributed to a Clifton Chenier tribute album with their recording of ‘Zydeco Sont Pas Salés’ in collaboration with Steve Riley.
To mark the 100th anniversary of zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier, Smithsonian Folkways will release a box set on Arhoolie Records.